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The House Liberty Caucus is a congressional caucus[a] consisting of conservative, libertarian, and libertarian conservative members of the United States House of Representatives.[2]
House Liberty Caucus | |
|---|---|
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| Chairman | Warren Davidson[a] |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Preceded by | Liberty Caucus Tea Party Caucus |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing[2] |
| Colors | Red |
| Website | |
| www | |
Prior to the formal creation of the House Liberty Caucus, Rep. Ron Paul hosted a luncheon in Washington, D.C. every Thursday for a group of Republican members of the House of Representatives that he called the Liberty Caucus.[5] The group was closely connected to the political action committee known as the Republican Liberty Caucus and "support[ed] individual rights, limited government and free enterprise".[6][better source needed]
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After the 112th Congress began and Ron Paul switched his focus to his presidential campaign, his luncheon was replaced by a formal congressional member organization. That member organization was named the House Liberty Caucus and was initially chaired by Justin Amash.[7][8] The House Liberty Caucus was joined by Republican members who wanted to "focus on specific issues like economic freedom, individual liberty, and following the Constitution".[2] During his time in Congress, Jared Polis of Colorado was the only Democratic member of the caucus.[9] The caucus has been characterized as "conservative with a libertarian emphasis" and was associated with the Tea Party movement.[3] In June 2014, the caucus supported Raúl Labrador's campaign for House Majority Leader.[10][11] In February 2019, Politico reported that the House Liberty Caucus had eight members.[12]
As of November 2023, Rep. Warren Davidson is listed as the leader of the Congressional Liberty Caucus.[1]
Members
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Current members:
- Andy Biggs of Arizona[13]
- Warren Davidson of Ohio[1]
- Paul Gosar of Arizona[13]
- Morgan Griffith of Virginia[14]
- Jim Jordan of Ohio
- Thomas Massie of Kentucky
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington[15]
- Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
- Tim Walberg of Michigan[16]
Former Members:
- Justin Amash of Michigan – retired in 2020
- Kerry Bentivolio of Michigan – lost renomination in 2014[17]
- Paul Broun of Georgia – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2014[18]
- Jason Chaffetz of Utah[16][19] – resigned in 2017
- Curt Clawson of Florida – retired in 2016[citation needed]
- Scott Garrett of New Jersey – defeated in 2016 general election[18][dead link]
- Tom Graves of Georgia[15] – resigned in 2020
- Vicky Hartzler of Missouri – ran unsuccessfully for the 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri[16]
- Tim Huelskamp of Kansas – lost renomination in 2016[4]
- Walter Jones of North Carolina – died 2019
- Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming – retired from the House in 2016[18][dead link]
- Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina – appointed as Director of the Office of Management and Budget in 2017[2]
- Jared Polis of Colorado (Democrat) – ran successfully for 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election, currently Governor of Colorado. Polis was the only Democratic member of the Liberty Caucus.[9]
- Matt Salmon of Arizona – retired in 2016[18][dead link]
- Steve Stockman of Texas – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2014[4]
- Marlin Stutzman of Indiana – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2016
- Rob Woodall of Georgia[16] – retired in 2020